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Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Nobody: 8:07am On Dec 29, 2016 |
MayorofLagos:Totally off point. I never set out to argue over who was responsible for Awo's release. That does not concern me. Go back and read my response again from the beginning all over 1 Like |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 8:07am On Dec 29, 2016 |
GoroTango:According to your argument's logic he never had the power AT ANY TIME 4 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Nobody: 8:10am On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda:Read the last sentence of what you just quoted and edit your response with an apology |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by BabaRamota1980: 8:14am On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda: in fact he did not feel safe ever after Gowon took over. The reason for going to Aburi was because Ojukwu refused to go to Lagos or even Bini for SMC meeting, afraid he would be killed if he stepped outside East to meet the opposition anywhere. They proposed to come to East and meet with him he turned that down as well. 4 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by onyidon22(m): 8:14am On Dec 29, 2016 |
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Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by onyidon22(m): 8:17am On Dec 29, 2016 |
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Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Develpeast: 8:24am On Dec 29, 2016 |
BabaRamota1980: Took orders from Gowon without the acknowledging the governor general of a particular region? Have you held a post before which entails a little bit of politics? Why will such a big thing happen in my region and I won't be a signatory to? Go into governance and see what it takes. |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by BabaRamota1980: 8:29am On Dec 29, 2016 |
Develpeast: Ogbeni yi, go and sit in one corner. Wetin concern Governor-General for matter between Head of State and Governor? 5 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 8:32am On Dec 29, 2016 |
GoroTango:Naff off!! |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 8:38am On Dec 29, 2016 |
Develpeast:Stop talking Nonsense! Ojukwu took over from Michael Okpara. What did Michael Okpara have to to with the running of federal prisons. Those of us who are old enough to have lived through several coups in Nigeria know that in the immediate days after a coup every one is looking to Lagos. Goowon took over August 1 and announced the release of Awolowo and he was released on 3 August. Absolutely nothing to do with Ojukwu.He was not in the loop. How could he be .? Why would he think of Awolowo at that time if he did why would he send him to Lagos ? He was a convict and so he would be going back straight to prison. What did Ojukwu gain by releasing him if he had such power? 4 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Nobody: 8:48am On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda:You lack the ability to argue without veering off point. Try and acquire it sometime. |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Develpeast: 8:48am On Dec 29, 2016 |
BabaRamota1980: Man, you did not know what happened then, so I will permit you to focus on people who know less like you to give them points. 1 Like |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by dudebuck: 10:04am On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda:Gown NEVER EVER ANNOUNCED THE RELEASE OF ANYBODY, history revisionists are worse than the devil himself, no wonder history is no longer taught in schools across the Zoo, where humans are locked up and animals roam freely 4 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 10:16am On Dec 29, 2016 |
dudebuck:Loud, unruly,ignorant and proud of it! Awolowo's release was officially ordered and announced by Government Notice No. 1207/1966 ordering the release of Awo on August 2, 1966. 5 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by BermudaTriangle(m): 10:50am On Dec 29, 2016 |
CandyDiamond: Fact - Lieing is an ingrained desease of Ibos. 5 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 10:55am On Dec 29, 2016 |
CandyDiamond:Gowon said that 3 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by BermudaTriangle(m): 11:09am On Dec 29, 2016 |
zendy: your lie stinks to high heavens, the type peddled amongs liePods. Ojukwu released Awolowo and yet he was taken straight from prison to Gowon in Dodan barracks but not to Ojukwu who was few miles away from the prison location Again, if Gowon was not already in charge, why was Awolowo taken straight to him ? The documents that released Awolowo, which he saw and signed before release carried federal government details and Awo extended his gratitude to Gowon on getting to the latter. No amount of lie-peddling and twisted logic can change facts recorded. You are free to peddle your lies at village meetings and yam festivals which are usually gatherings of the gullibles, but never with those who do not reason with their anus. Inugo ? 6 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by pazienza(m): 11:26am On Dec 29, 2016 |
Another day, another Afonja trash. How could Gowon order the release of a prisoner in the East when Gowon power was never recognized in the East until January 1970? Why is common sense not common to Afonjas? Gowon offered federal pardon to Awolowo, but that pardon will be useless, if Ojukwu decided to keep Awolowo prisoner, as Gowon won't have access to Awolowo until 1970, that is if Ojukwu wished to keep him alive until then, if not, Gowon and Afonjas will be getting Awolowo corpse in Jan 1970 when the war ended. 6 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by pazienza(m): 11:28am On Dec 29, 2016 |
SirJeffry: This is a very rational post. 4 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by T9ksy(m): 11:40am On Dec 29, 2016 |
onyidon22: Words fails me! True federalism as at August 1966? Geez! you guys are truly s/thing else. 4 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by BudeYahooCom: 11:54am On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda: Ask a yoruba man if Ojukwu ever recognized Gowon as leader, he'll say 'no.' Ask him if Ojukwu took orders from 'Gowon', he'll still say 'no'. Now ask him how then did Gowon release Awo in Ojukwu's territory according to yoruba folklore. He will scratch his head and call you an 'Ipob' in frustration. Mass delusion of the yoruba race is incurable. 5 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 12:08pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
BudeYahooCom:How was it Ojukwu's territory? Awo was released within 2 days of Gowon coming to office. Before you can talk of Ojukwu accepting or rejecting Gowon's authority first we must be clear when did Ojukwu first speak with Gowon after August 1. What we know to be facts are these 1. Gowon Took over 1 August 2. He signed Awo's release 2 August 3. Awo was released 3 August So we are being told that somewhere between 2 and 3 August Ojukwu being set in his head that he did not accept Gowon's authority stlll released Awo and sent him off to Lagos to Gowon That is FANTASY Military Governors were not Brigade commanders or anything like that they were not even in the Barracks. Ojukwu was in Government House Enugu. At the time of the Coup ,July 27 he was not in operational command of the soldiers in Enugu not to talk of Calabar before we start talking of the prison. Nigeria was relatively backward then. No express roads ,the Airforce base in PH was the main airport. This idea that Ojukwu as Governor of the East or the other Military governors were Military commanders of the regions is PURE FANTASY. The military chain of command did not work that way. That is like suggesting Brigade Commanders or GOCs took orders from governors. 6 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by obaloppelujo(m): 12:43pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
who's ojukwu ? ok , that man. |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by BudeYahooCom: 1:22pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda: International Biafran war journalists and historians like Forsyth, Otannelli, Auberon Waugh had it on record that Emeka Ojukwu never recognised Gowon hausa government let alone taking orders from him but yoruba revisionists like you wants us ignore these facts from historian on ground and believe the make-me-happy folktales you tell yourselves while swallowing your amala. You are jokers in that part of country. 2 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Develpeast: 1:25pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda: Since you are throwing out conjectures here and there, let us follow logical lines and see where we will head to with this argument. Do you accept the fact that Ojukwu did not recognise gowon as head of state? 3 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by dudebuck: 1:58pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
omonnakoda:this is what is called revision of history to fit a particular propaganda. No such thing ever happened, ojukwu himself released that double faced man, not gown, nonsense, go and insult your father and mother not me. 1 Like |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by dudebuck: 2:00pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
Develpeast:don't mind them, why is history removed from their school programs? 1 Like |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by CltrAltDel: 2:02pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
[s] dudebuck:[/s] 1 Like |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by CltrAltDel: 2:03pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
BudeYahooCom:[/s] “’It was my fortune and I thank God that it was me that had the opportunity to release Papa from prison from Calabar to Lagos and certainly to be able to help us have peace in the West at that time and then we came,” Mr. Gowon recalled. http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/191679-why-i-released-awolowo-from-prison-gowon.html 3 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by Nobody: 2:04pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
T9ksy: You are teaching logic to people who tried to fight armored tanks with cudgels. 6 Likes |
Re: Did Ojukwu Release Awolowo From Prison by omonnakoda: 2:07pm On Dec 29, 2016 |
Develpeast:That is not relevant. Was Ojukwu the comptroller of prisons? Was he the Head of the Army in Enugu ? No he was not. Between July 29 And August 1 when Gowon made his announcements and there were killings in Ibadan ,,Abeokuta and so on.Who was in charge of the Military in Enugu and what did they do The commander of the Enugu based 1st battalion, Lt-Col David Ogunewe. On learning of the mass murder taking place in other military formations in the country, Lt-Col Ogunewe locked his battalion’s armoury and placed it under the joint guard of northern and southern officers. He also encouraged northern and southern soldiers to live together in the mess and grounds of the battalion Ojukwu was not at that time in control of Enugu .To pretend he had any say over prisons in Calabar is a perverse joke. Shehu Musa Yar'adua was adjutant in Enugu and his role allegedly was to kill Ojukwu. Eventually Ojukwu negotiated repatriation of Northern Soldiers but he was most likely in hiding by the time Awolowo was released 5 Likes |
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